All students enrolled at the Dance Conservatory of Maryland should be able to enjoy the art of dance in a positive, healthy and distraction-free environment. Our faculty and staff do their best to promote respectful behavior from all students in the classroom. Please observe the following school policies to ensure that each student gets the most out of their time at DCM. Do not hesitate to contact the DCM office if you have any questions about school policies.
There is nothing more important to us than our students' safety!
To cut down on congestion and ensure classes begin and end promptly at our new location, we will receive and release students as follows:
Dancers age 9 and under
Dancers age 9 and under must be accompanied by an adult when entering or exiting the facility - no exceptions. We do not recommend students younger than 12 years old go outside anywhere without supervision. Please discuss this policy with your dancer and remember this is for their safety.
All parents/guardians should park in the DCM lot to the left of the building. Students should be walked inside the front door no earlier than 10 minutes prior to the beginning of their class. Do not allow your child to wear their dance shoes outside the studio. We will assist young dancers with any shoe changes during class.
Students must arrive no earlier than 10 minutes prior to the beginning of each class and are required to stay with their parent or guardian until they are received into the dance studio. Late arrivals should enter the studio room quietly due to their class already being in session.
If a parent or guardian is more than 5 minutes late picking up, their dancer will be seated in the lobby. If an emergency occurs hindering timely pick up, please notify the office. Students should remain in the waiting area until their parent/guardian arrives and not at the front desk area or outside the studio.
If parent/guardian is late more than 3 times when picking up their dancer, they will be charged $10 per occurrence for each time they are more than 15 minutes late again. The studio is not responsible for caring for children who are not picked up on time.
Dancers age 10 and up
Dancers age 10 and up may be dropped off in the designated drop-off area in front of the building and should enter the building through the front doors entrance. Please refer to the map provided below.
Students should wait in the building after class to be picked up. Parents/guardians are asked to pick up dancers one of two ways:
There is NO supervision of dancers before or after classes or rehearsals. Generally, there is a person at the front desk area during office hours for administrative and customer service. However, the presence of someone at the front desk cannot be guaranteed.
DCM notes that some dancers may wish to leave the studio and go to surrounding establishments such as Subway or Menchie's. DCM accepts no responsibility or liability for students leaving the building. Dancers who leave the building unsupervised do so at their own risk.
In the event of inclement weather or class cancellations for any other reason, the DCM website and social media pages will be updated with the latest information about DCM school closings. An announcement will be posted at least one hour before class times begin in the event of cancellations.
DCM does NOT follow the Harford County Public School system closings. DCM does not hold make-up classes for weather related or other emergency closings, and no tuition reductions will be given. Students have the option to make up any missed classes in any other class, at the student's level or a lower level, with permission of the DCM office.
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